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22 September 2009
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Transparency is the hot topic this week, as the Charity Commission warns of significant under-reporting of wrongdoing by charities; NPC publishes some research suggesting that more than half of charities are failing to explain their impacts on beneficiaries, and the Impact Coalition has published its 'transparency manifesto', setting out the principles that organisations should be striving to meet.
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Charity theft

Commission investigates theft and fraud totalling £21m


The Charity Commission received 451 reports of serious incidents last year, almost twice as many as the year before.
NPC report

Charities not informing donors on impact, finds new report


Charities are failing to effectively communicate their impact to potential donors, according to a new report from New Philanthropy Capital.
Stephen Bubb

Impact Coalition launches transparency manifesto


The Impact Coalition has launched a 'transparency manifesto' to help charities respond to media attention and address the perception gap between how the public think charities operate and the reality.


Accounting

Harrow CVS trustees resign over governance issues


Three trustees of Harrow Association of Voluntary Services, which is being investigated by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, have resigned.
Chris Burghess

Hospital charity appoints new CEO ahead of likely merger


The Royal Free Hampstead Hospital charity, which is considering a merger with Friends of the Royal Free Hospital charity, has appointed Chris Burghes as its new chief executive.
Kitumbula Mazambia

Three sentenced for £500,000 Comic Relief, Children in Need and Big Lottery fraud


A Tottenham trio who fraudulently claimed half a million pounds of charity funds and sold secrets of how to do it have been sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court.
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Features
Abuse of elderly

Where does trustee liability sit with abuse?


When acts of abuse occur under your organisation's care, the trustees may be held liable. Lindsay Driscoll advises where the charity stands and what action should be taken.
Relationships in the workplace

How to prepare for relationships in the workplace


How should you react when concerns are raised about a relationship forming within the workplace? The Chairman advises what precautions you should already have in place.




Case study
Competing

Missing out on public service contracts


This case study examines the difficult experience of sitting in a contract performance review at a time when your charity is finding it difficult to meet the required outcomes.
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